Improved sofa, lounge, and table



diritti. 'gewillt parte entre.

" `WILLIAM B. JoNEs, or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

-Lems `raamt No. 89,776, dated Mey 4, 1869. y

' mnovnn sors, Lorman, Am; TABLE.

" The Schedule referred to-in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom 'it lmor/y concern: V I

Bc it known that I, WILLIAM B. J ONES, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Article of Furniture; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear-,and exact description i thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part `oi'this specification The subject of this invention is anew and useful articleof furniture, which in one arrangement of its i parts forms an elegant sofa, and which, by a few easy changes, can beV made assume, at will, the form of ,a lounge or a table.

` Figure 1 isa perspective view, showing my improvement in the form of a sofa; y

Figures 2 and 3 are front elevations, of my piece of furniture, as a loungeand table respectively; and

Figure 4 is an end elevation ofthe sofa and table,

V and with the back shown `in section,the two latter members being represented unshipped.

A' is a rectangular frame for the seat a, and havingerected on its rear corners ,twov standards B B,and having attached to its lunder sides fourlegs G, and secured to its ends, by but-hinges D D' E E, two

. folding arms F G.

The buts ori shoulders d d e e of said hinges `being formed out of the wooden portions of thearms, and

` seat-rail, and serving in the depressed condition of said arms to support the same iu the reclined and horizontal positions respectively, suitable for a lounge.

The arms are secured to their upright position b` y bolts H, which enter the standards B B.

The two standards B B. have in their upper ends T-shapedbearin gs 11,"for correspondingly-.headed pivotsA I, which proj ect from the ends f the back K, which back has T -shaped pockets It for correspondingly-headed pins L, which project .from the under side of the table proper M. i

N is a bolt or catch to hold the ,back to its upright position. i .A

The piece of furniture is convertedvto a table by simplyretracting the bolt N, and giving a quarter rotation to the table upon `its 'pivotsY I, until it reaches the `position shown inl flg. 3, so as to rest. upon the arms `F and G. i

hand.

While describing the preferred form of my invention, A

I reserve the `right to vary the same in 'non-essential particulars; for example, spring or cupboard-catches may be used in place of thebolts H and N.

- A mirror may be panelled in the under' sideY of the table.

The table and back maybe in one piece, Vif desired, and may be used Without the depressible'arms.

The inner surfaces of the sofa may have any prei ferred or customary finish, such as upholstering,

caning, 8vo.

This piece of furniture may be given various forms., as taste or circumstances may suggest; for example, the'seat-frame may be shortened so'asto form a convertible arm and lounging-chair.

I claim .herein as new and of my inventionl. rEhe rearstandards B B' on the seat-frame A,

and having the open T-formed sockets or bearingsb, for the headed pivots I of the back K, which back forms or is provided with a table, M, which, with said back, is capable of being folded down upon the arms in the manner stated.

2. In combination with the elements of the preceding clause, ortheir equivalents, the but-hinged and depressible arms F G, having the bolts or catches H,

`as set forth. l

3. Making the table proper and the back, or either vof them, separable, in the manner and 'by the means herein designated.

l In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my -WILLIAM B. JONES. Witnesses: v

Guo. H. KNIGHT,l J Mss H. LAYMAN. 

